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Lesson 4 Homework Practice
                                                                                                    Changes in Dimension
                                                                                                    Refer to the figures at the right for Exercises 1−4.
                                                                                                    Justify your answers.
                                                                                                     1. Describe the change in the perimeter                               Figure A
                                                                                                        from Figure A to Figure B.                                                        6 in.
                                                                                                         The perimeter is multiplied by 2.                                 5 in.      4 in.               5 in.
                                                                                                         The perimeter of the original figure
                                                                                                         is 28 in. and the perimeter of the new                                            12 in.
                                                                                                         figure is 56 in.; 56 in. ÷ 28 in. = 2.
                                                                                                     2. Describe the change in the area
                                                                                                        from Figure A to Figure B.
                                                                                                         The area is multiplied by 4. The area
                                                                                                         of the original figure is 36 in2 and the
                                                                                                         area of the new figure is 144 in2;
                                                                                                         144 in2 ÷ 36 in2 = 4.
                                                                                                     3. Describe the change in the perimeter                                        Figure C
                                                                                                        from Figure C to Figure D.
                                                                                                         The perimeter is multiplied by 5.                                            7m                 8m
                                                                                                                                                                                                    6m
                                                                                                         The perimeter of the original figure
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                                                                                                         is 24 m and the perimeter of the                                                         9m
                                                                                                         new figure is 120 m; 120 m ÷ 24 m = 5.
                                                                                                     4. Describe the change in the area                                            Figure D
                                                                                                        from Figure C to Figure D.
                                                                                                         The area is multiplied by 25. The area                                    35 m                  40 m
                                                                                                                                                                                               30 m
                                                                                                         of the original figure is 27 m2 and the
                                                                                                         area of the new figure is 675 m2;
                                                                                                                                                                                              45 m
                                                                                                         675 m2 ÷ 27 cm2 = 25.
                                                                                                     5. A photo album contains small and large photographs. Each large photograph has side
                                                                                                        lengths that are twice the side lengths of each small photograph. The area of each
                                                                                                        small photograph is 24 square inches. What is the area of each large photograph?
                                                                                                        Explain.
                                                                                                         96 sq in.; Sample answer: The original area is multiplied by
                                                                                                         22 or 4.
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